superstitiously
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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"God willing," he says, superstitiously knocking the table.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2023
They superstitiously refuse to even say the word out loud, and when other people dare to utter it, they proceed to have a full-on freakout.
From Slate • Jul. 31, 2021
Out of bed; superstitiously plucking the strewn clothes from the floor to fold them into rough bundles and put them away – one of countless little routines undertaken to forfend a sleepless night.
From The Guardian • Dec. 28, 2019
We put our dead in cemeteries and, when we pass them, we superstitiously hold our breath.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2015
He put it on the window-sill and a little superstitiously waited to see what it would do.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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